Drone tracks Glendale purse snatching suspect driving backwards to escape police

The Brief

  • Glendale police arrested a man accused of stealing an elderly woman’s purse after tracking his movements through real-time surveillance.
  • Drone operators and the real-time crime center monitored the suspect as he fled into a nearby neighborhood and attempted to alter his getaway vehicle.
  • Officers cornered the suspect in a driveway following a foot pursuit through multiple backyards, recovering a loaded handgun and the victim’s stolen property.

GLENDALE, Ariz. Glendale police arrested a man accused of snatching an elderly woman’s purse, and they tracked him down using real-time surveillance.

What we know:

Store surveillance shows the suspect following the victim walking into a store. Once inside, he grabs the woman’s purse from behind and takes off.

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